80 civil society groups demand government acts on climate-linked migration and displacement
A coalition of 80 civil society groups specialising in climate and migration have called on the leaders of political parties in the UK to take act on migration and displacement…
Almost three quarters of those crossing the Channel would be allowed to stay in the UK as refugees
A new report has revealed that three in four people crossing the Channel in small boats this year are refugees who would be granted asylum if their claims were processed.…
Trade unions accuse government of complicity in attacks on refugee hotels
A group of trade union leaders have today accused the government of complicity in attacks on hotels housing refugees. In recent moths, far right activists have been mobilising at hotels…
International union demands solidarity, better support and social dialogue on World Refugee Day
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has restated its solidarity with refugees on World Refugee Day (20 June). While praising the work of trade unions, the ITUC said that governments…
Greens slam ‘cruel’ and ‘disgusting’ plans to process migrants in Rwanda
The UK government today formally announced its plans to process migrants arriving in the UK in Rwanda. The Home Office is set to agree a trial which would see some…
Telling the history of migration is an important step in establishing safe routes for refugees
Last week, with the world’s attention focused on the climate talks in Glasgow, there was yet more tragedy, desperate danger and awful fear in the Channel. At least four refugees…
“If stranger, no longer be”: welcoming refugees in Brighton & Hove
Image Credit: Creative Commons: Brighton Pavillion The UK is deeply divided over its place in the world and on how it should treat others. Since 2016, we have had the…
Green MEP candidate: We need a humane migration policy
Content note: mentions rape, torture, domestic violence and conversion therapy Image credit: Creative Commons, Ilias Bartolini I am Jan Doerfel and I am a Green Party European election candidate for…
Deportation of Strathclyde student father delayed following protests
Protests took place in Edinburgh and London on Monday. Photo: Ric Lander The planned deportation of Lord Apesti has been postponed following protests in Edinburgh and London and interventions by…
Students fight deportation of NUS Officer for Refugees
Photo courtesy of @Julz2k5 on Twitter. Students across Britain are organising protests demanding the immediate release of fellow student Lord Elias Mensah Apetsi, who faces deportation on Tuesday to Ghana…